[Unpopular Opinion (maybe?)] Manufacturers of Motherboards and Case makers should collaborate on a new standard to replace these front panel connectors with a single cable.

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BmanUltima · 7日前

Well that would be up to the case manufacturers. It's already a standard header layout, in a single header.

recklessbaboon · 7日前

This gives us options. Some people might not want to plug one of those or sometimes can't.

Gigabyte has an adapter that you plug what you want into, and then into the pins.

Laidback36 · 7日前

Similar to this?

ExTrafficGuy · 7日前

Every time something like this comes up, I'm always reminded of this old XKDC comic.

You wouldn't really have to create a whole new connector. Just standardize the pinout (which I believe is already pretty much the case), and combine all the wires into a single plug. You do it this way and it'd still be backwards compatible with older cases.

Gigabyte is already doing something similar. They have a little adapter you can plug the various connectors to make it a single socket. Still fiddly, but less fiddly than trying to connect them to the mobo one at a time.

Bcron · 7日前

upvotes = number of people that haven't experienced the awesomeness of plugging a reset switch to the clear CMOS jumper when overclocking or troubleshooting

Trust me it's amazing

ChoobTube · 7日前

My motherboard came with a small piece of plastic that fit each of the connectors making it much easier than before. I agree with you though.

shekidem · 7日前

how often you have to plug these pins in?

Firevee · 7日前

I'd go one step further and plug the entire front panel into a single plug.

Headphone, Microphone, USB 3 ports, USB C port, power, reset, LEDs.

That would really be something.

jonirabbit · 7日前

Some mobo manufacturers give you an easier version of that, such as Asus. You plug into Asus' connector, then take that and plug it easily into the motherboard.

I think they call it Q-connect or something.

NightofTheLivingZed · 7日前

See, I'd rather deal with this than have a power and HDD light. My case has REALLY bright LED's for that and I can't stand when I leave my PC on torrenting things at night and the light is keeping me up. I could tape it, but tape leaves residue and I hate residue more than the light.

throttlekitty · 7日前

These need to be standard with all motherboards and/or cases, bonus points if they come plugged in already.

I assume that case makers don't want to include that step in their builds for a single solid connector for cost and QA. The parts are bought separate, so they'd need someone to hook the (correct) wires into this new header and check that they work.

link_dead · 7日前

First they came for our ISA bus, and I did not speak out because I used PCI.

Then they came for our PS2 ports, and I did not speak out because I used USB.

Then they came for our Parallell ATA, and I did not speak out as I had switched to SATA.

Now they come for our front panel connectors!

FarhanAxiq · 7日前

I had a fat finger making it difficult to connect

DarkResurgence · 7日前

What are you? A pussy? I say they keep it like they are, but they should stop labeling them. And make both wires the same color.

ACCount82 · 7日前

The best solution would be just shipping cases with connector hubs installed. You still can disable LEDs or add a speaker without cutting/mending wires, but connecting all the wires is much less of a pain.

Aremz1911 · 7日前

I've only ever plugged in the power sw, and I'd like the option to keep it that way.

LooneyJuice · 7日前

Ah, shit, I was brought in by Unpopular Opinion. My bad, I'm off again.

Thatretroaussie · 7日前

Why the fuck would that be unpopular?

kugelzucker · 7日前

compromise. so far i saw this with asus boards: you get a block that you can easily connect while not yet plugged in to the board so its easy to handle. when everything that you want is connected you just plug in the whole block at once.

no more trying to read the pin-designations with your head inside the case, etc.

best of both worlds, really.

Xephrey · 6日前

Ah, the biggest pain of installing a new motherboard. That'd be nice if that was done away with.

c_delta · 6日前

The standard actually already exists. It is in the same document as front-panel audio, USB 2.0 and 1394: http://www.formfactors.org/search.asp?q1=front+panel&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 In version 1.3, it is found in section 4.2.

goodmangarth · 7日前

I agree with the suggestion by the OP. Growing old makes the job of putting the connectors in place very annoying. Everything is too tiny for old eyes.

Idle_Redditing · 7日前

Does it matter which direction you plug each of these headers into the motherboard's pins? I've always tried to match them according to the motherboards' directions and it always worked. I'm wondering if I did it right or if it doesn't really matter.

deavsiri · 7日前

For weirdos like me, I have sentimental attachment to my case. This case has been with me since I ascended back in September 2011. Unfortunately, the power switch pin header no longer works so the only way to start my shit up is by shorting the pins with a screw driver. 100% of the time, works every time.

Khar-Selim · 7日前

Alternate idea: have a little plastic guard that comes with every case that clamps over the socket and has colored holes where each of the wires should go, so you can tell where to put everything without consulting a guide, but still have options

sense_make · 7日前

My current motherboard (Gigabyte AX-370 Gaming K7) came with a "holder" for all these cables that I then plugged into the motherboard. It practically works as one cable, but I have the option of not plugging LEDs and so on in.

lookimdumb · 7日前

In my Gigabyte Gaming 3 there was a connector that you put them all into. It was much easier!

LordMcze · 7日前

But then we couldn't power on our computers with remote controllers or our phones.

Silent3sniper · 6日前

Mainboard manufactures should add an adapter on which to plug these in and then this will be plugged into the motherboard. This way you don't have to do the cabling on the motherboard itself but you do it relaxed next to the case where you can see what you're doing.

potatocucumber · 6日前

It's not hard, git gud.

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